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“Music Meets Imagination”: Pop Art-Inspired Heatwave Festival Burns Bright In Chicago Debut
Like its pop art inspirations, Chicago’s Heatwave Music Festival was an immediate attention-grabber. The Douglass Park-based event made the most of its sizzling summer debut, where there was certainly no shortage of options for avid festival attendees. Chicagoans know full well how summer in the Windy City is all too short, and with Pitchfork Music Festival, Mas Flow Reggaeton Fest, Heatwave and more happening in the same weekend, fans were eager to capitalize on the fleeting hours. Despite the heavy competition, electronic dance music fans showed up en masse for what could be the next staple of the midwest’s summer festival scene. The vote of confidence from the electronic music community certainly didn’t arise randomly out of thin air. The effort was ba...
Ace Aura Showcases His Leading Sound Design In Devastating Four-Track EP, “Revive”
Returning to Seven Lions’s Ophelia imprint, EDM.com Class of 2022 powerhouse Ace Aura has released a brand new EP called Revive. Revive is Ace Aura’s most complete work to date, allowing his artistry to shine as no other EP has before. Through each of its four tracks, the Texas producer’s sound design and songwriting prowess are on full display. Listeners first got a taste of the EP on Ace Aura and Nytrix’s previously released single “Echoes.” The titular “Revive” as well as “Desire” carve their own path, straying from the soaring synths typically found on Ophelia and embracing an earth-shattering presence. They’re both incredible tracks led by crisp percussion and ruthless bass patches. “Parousia”...
Stream Lil Uzi Vert’s New ‘Red & White’ EP
Lil Uzi Vert has been putting out a steady stream of music leading up to the release of his Red & White EP. Announced just earlier this month, the project has now arrived and is available for streaming. “Red & White Ep …. Before The P!NK,” Vert wrote in an Instagram post of the EP’s cover art. Following the announcement, the rapper quietly dropped the tracks “I KNOW” produced by Sonny Digital and “SPACE CADET” produced by Brandon Finessin, Bally, and ShaunGoBrazy on his SoundCloud. He followed up in the past few days with the Maaly Raw-produced “FLEX UP” and Dun Deal-produced “HITTIN MY SHOULDER.” In addition to the previously-released tracks, Red & White includes “FOR FUN,” “BELIEVE ME,” “ISSA HIT” and more, clocking in at nine songs across 28-minutes. Stream Lil Uzi Vert’s Re...
Drake Called Out For Creepy Behavior After Posting Photo of A Random Woman On Instagram
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Cole Burston / Getty Drake is being called out for his “creepy” ways after sharing a photo of a random woman on the gram. Drake Needs To Chill The Canadian Hip-Hop star is currently on vacation in St. Tropez, having the time of his life while snuffing out bees, but some people feel he overstepped his boundaries. Before the transgression of someone’s privacy, Drake happily shared a video of himself singing along with a cover singer. Things went left for Drake after he shared a photo of a random white woman in his Instagram stories on Thursday (Jul.21). In the caption for the post, he dropped a typical Drizzy bar, “Tried to airdrop this woman a pic of herself cause she’s a dime.” Drake might have thought posting the woman seated with an unknown male t...
Ricky Martin Breaks Silence After Incest Case Is Dismissed
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Laurent KOFFEL / Getty Ricky Martin can now personally clear his name. His recent incest case has been dismissed and he has finally spoken about the situation. As spotted on Page Six the former boy band member is now talking about some very vulgar accusations made against him. Earlier this month his 21-year-old nephew Dennis Yadiel Sanchez alleged the two were in a seven-month romantic secret relationship. He also charged the pop star stalked him after he called things off. Naturally the story quickly went viral but Ricky never responded. On Thursday, July 21 Sanchez formally withdrew the claim at his order of protection hearing. Related Stories In a new video Martin explained why he didn’t comment on the matter. “For two weeks, I was not a...
Bo Jackson Reveals He Paid For Funerals of Uvalde Shooting Victims
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Stacy Revere / Getty The legendary sports superstar Bo Jackson came forward and revealed that he was one of the anonymous donors who paid for the funerals of those children and teachers killed in the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. According to reports, the former NFL and MLB star spoke out for the first time about his donation on Wednesday (July 20th). Jackson said that he felt moved to lend his support to the families of those who were killed in the shooting that took place at Robb Elementary School on May 24th. “I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting old,” said the father of three and grandfather. “It’s just not right for parents to bury their kids. It’s just not right. I know every family there probably works their butts off just to do wha...
Megan Thee Stallion Teams Up With The Toxic King Future On New Single “Pressurelicious”
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: David Wolff – Patrick / Getty Megan Thee Stallion is making sure we have another hot girl summer with the arrival of her latest single, “Pressurelicious.” Megan Thee Stallion Teams Up With Future On “Pressurelicious” The leader of the Hot Girls has been quite busy this summer. Megan Thee Stallion has been hitting the music festival circuit with a fury showing off those knees and twerking all over the globe. At the same damn time, she has been pushing out new music at a feverish pace, kicking things off with her anthem for the ladies, “Plan B,” and her Dua Lipa-assisted single “Sweetest Pie.” Now, she is back and is teaming up with the king of toxicity Future on “Pressurelicious.” The HitKidd-produced song is pretty short, clocking in at just under 3...
Atlanta Drops Magical Teaser for Fourth and Final Season: Watch
Cereal rains from the clouds, a piano falls from the sky, and all sort of animals and vehicles defy the laws of nature in the callback-heavy teaser for Season 4 of Atlanta. The final episodes from the critically-beloved series come to FX in September. Season 4 was shot at the same time as Season 3, debuted earlier this year and which Consequence named it one of the best TV shows of 2022 so far. The new teaser doesn’t offer much in the way of plot details; it opens with Donald Glover as Earn Marks and Zazie Beetz as Van Keefer exiting a store as Coconut Crunchies drift from above. Teddy Perkins’ falling piano causes ripples in the asphalt before Darius Epps (Lakeith Stanfield) crashes an invisible car. Meanwhile, an ostrich grows out of an egg at record speed, an alligator cl...
Beach Bunny Share New Album Emotional Creature: Stream
Beach Bunny, the Chicago four-piece led by Lili Trifilio, have finally shared their long-awaited sophomore album. Emotional Creature is out today via Mom+Pop. Emotional Creature was largely informed by Trifilio’s love of sci-fi stories and the Y2K pop of her childhood idols like the Jonas Brothers. The Artist of the Month alums recorded the follow-up to their 2020 debut Honeymoon at Chicago’s Shirk Studios with producer Sean O’Keefe, known for work with pop-punk legends like Fall Out Boy and Motion City Soundtrack. “We are always changing, growing, and adapting — it’s a deeply ingrained part of the human experience,” Trifilio wrote in a statement. “We strive to be stronger, trust we’ll grow smarter, and spend most of our lives reaching for comfort and happiness. Sometimes, l...
Evil Looms for Elves and Dwarves Alike in New The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Trailer: Watch
Why have regular rings when you can have rings of power? That’s not exactly what the highly anticipated Prime Video series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is about… except maybe it is? What matters is that as the calendar brings us closer and closer to the show’s September premiere date, we’ve gotten another taste of the show with the release of a new trailer. In this new trailer, the denizens of Middle Earth talk some big talk about how they thought war was behind them… which, as we quickly discover, isn’t the case, because “Evil does not sleep — it waits.” Magical swords, a balrog, and some big talk about a guy named Sauron all tease the epic fantasy adventure to come. The Rings of Power was first revealed as a possibility in 2017 when Amazon acquired the television rights to J...
King Buffalo Unveil New Song “Hours” Ahead of New Album Regenerator: Stream
King Buffalo have shared the video for “Hours,” the latest single from their forthcoming album Regenerator arriving September 2nd. The Rochester, New York-based band continues to dish out explorative heavy psych at an elite level, and “Hours” is another surging groover. The pocketed krautrock drum beat guides this one ahead while fuzzed guitars and echoed vocals fill out the soundscape. The new song follows the previously released lead single and title track “Regenerator.” The band has been working at a prolific rate, having released an EP in 2020 and two full-lengths last year — one of which was recorded in an underground cave. Advertisement Related Video The press release for “Hours” describes Regenerator as the “third of three,” in the band’s “pandemic trilogy,” in reference to those af...
Epidemic Sound Sues Meta For $142M, Says Instagram and Facebook Stole Hundreds Of Songs
Meta Platforms Inc. is facing a lawsuit that claims its Facebook and Instagram platforms “intentionally and brazenly” stole hundreds of songs from Swedish production music label Epidemic Sound, encouraging their users to upload more than 50,000 infringing videos every day. Repped by attorneys at the top music law firm Pryor Cashman, Epidemic says the social media giant is offering nearly 1,000 of the label’s songs through its “Music Library” for users to add to their video uploads, but that Meta has refused to secure copyright licenses for that music — and has ignored the company’s repeated demands that it do so. “Perhaps Meta is hoping to get away with it for as long as possible,” Epidemic’s lawyers wrote in a complaint filed Wednesday (July 20) in San Francisco federal court. “Perhaps Me...
